Renée Jones

Birth Name:

Renee Jones

Birth Place:

Opa-locka, Florida, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Was nominated for five NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for her role on "Days of Our Lives․"
Before entering the public eye, she worked as a secretary and studied to be a radiology technician
When she as 19, she signed with the Ford Modeling agency
Started playing the role she would become known for, Lexie Carver on "Days of Our Lives," in 1993, though she had appeared on the series as Nikki Wade in the early 1980s as well
Has taken a number of self-defense classes in her free time
Her hobbies include reading, playing tennis and working out
Was the first black model to be featured on the cover of "Teen" magazine

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